Garment



May 30, 1933. T. vAccARo GARMENT Filed Dec. 19, 1952 fifi Patented May 50, 1933 f v 'rigoignsvnconuq Los ANGELES, cAiQIFoRNIA Y oAnMEu'r Application med-,December 19, 1932.l Serial No.- 647,882.

shammi-ion release a garment and relates mere'pertisulerlyte trousers It is, agenerali obiectfof the intenti@ t9 PrOVhV trousers that are. readily Convertible from trousers Suitable. for dress, Street, 01- business wear., tokiekerb kers or kniekels Suitable.

for golng, and the like s Anovher object of the invention is to pro-k vide trousers. that may.` be easily and-.qufkly- 1ofconverted;Y from :ankle or4 shoe-top -length trousers intoknickers y'gatlieredab out the legsv at or below theknees. v v

lt is another-Object. of the invlltiOIl t0 pli@- vide convertiblertrousers of the character 1-5-1 mentioned in. which the 111834180? Parts OI' holdingthe lower end portions of the trouser;

legs at the kneesv are. entirely concealed at all times. In accordance with the invention, Vthe means for fastening or holding the lower 291 end: portions ot the trouser legs .at the knees of' the wearer vare completely covered or concealedbyy the cutis when the legs ofV the trousers. are'worn their full length for dress,.street wear, etc., 'and theyv are. fully concealed by 2.5' therfullness of the trouser legs Vwhen the jgarmentisfworn as knickers. The trousers are attractive and dressy in appearance, and their appearance is not impaired, by visiblebuckles, straps, or other. fastening means.

Itis another object ofthe invention tozpro-Vv vide convertible trousers of the character mentioned that are simple and inexpensive.

of manufacture. v

@ther objects and features of the. infventlon will'be better understood from the followingv detailedY description oftypical forms and applications of the invention, throughout whichl description reerence is made to the accompanying drawing, in which; v -Q Fig. 1 is an' enlarged side elevationof the garment provided by the, present invention illustrating `one form offmeafns forf-astening the trouser legs at thev knees, and showing the trouser legs in their fully extended or down'positions. Fig. 2 is a' view similaito Fig` l sl-iofwing thelower end portions of the trouser legs fastened about the legs oi the wearer immediately below the knees. Fig. 3 isa side elevation of the lower end portion of a trouser leg showing the cuff; inthe down position. Fig. lis a fragmentary elevational view `ofthelower end'portion of the trouser, leg illustrated in F ig.v 3- showingI the ,portion of the holding means on the inner sidev ofthe` leg. Fig-5 is a fragmentary side elevation-Wg ofthe lower end portion of the trouser4 leg illustrated in Figs. 3 and .4, showing the holding means in` the operative position. Fig.- Gis a fragmentary side elevation of the lower end portion of a trouser leg illustrating 6.0.- another form ci' holding mea-ns. Fig. 7 is a viewsimilar to Fig. 6 illustrating still another form of means for holding the lower end portion of the trouser leg at the knee'of the wearer, and-Fig. 8 is a view similar to 5.5, Fig. 6 illustrating still another form of hold-` lng means. l

The embodiment of the invention illustrated in Figs. l to 5 inclusive ofthe drawing, includes generally, the body 10 of the` 79 garment or trousers, and means 12 for holding the lower end portions of the trouser-.legs at the knee kof the wearer Whereby'the garment may be converted from trousers suitable-forstreetfor business wear, into knickers. 75.

The body 100i the garment or trousers may normally resemble the usual or common trousers used for dress,y business or street wearand may be of any suitable or` desirable style, and may be of any material. The body 10= of the garment includes leg portions 13 and hip portions 14. The leg` portions Z13-of; the trousers may be of the full shoe top length and are provided; at their ,lower endsv with upturned cus l5. The cuds 15 may be '8.5' formed in the usual manner, that is, they may be formed by turning under-.the extreme lower end portions of the pieces of material forming the trouser legs, and stitching them to the innersides ofthe legs,as at 16. The 99. waist band ','17 maybe provided -with loops 18 for receiving a .belt 19. The usual sidev pockets 20 may be lprovided in the garment.y A substantially horizontal slit or pocket openingZSv is provided in the hip portion 1.4 to .communicate with\the upper end Vpart of-'a pocket 11j. The pocket opening 23 may be spaced some distance below the waist band 17, andrits 'endsniay be reinforced by suit-.Yi able stitch-ing 24. The pocket 11' extends 199 downwardly from the openin 23, and its lower end portion is of reduce dimensions. The lower end portion of the pocket 11 is proportioned to hold or carry a single row of golf balls B, and an opening 28 is provided along the seam 25 adjacent the lower end of the ocket to permit the easy removal of the bal s. The pocket 11 is fully described and claimed in my application entitled Pocket construction filed April 10,1933, Serial No. 665,469. I

The means 12 whereby the garment ma be worn either as ankle or shoe-top lengt trousers or knickers is operable to hold the lower end portions of the trouser legs 13 ,up

about thelegs of the wearer'adjacent his` knees as illustrated in,Fig.-2 of the drawing.v

In accordance with the invention, the means A 12'is entirely concealed by the cuffs 15 when theitrouser legs 13 are worn their fulllength l as illustrated in Fig. 1 of thedrawing. The invention provides means for releasably hold- Y ing the cuffs 15 turned up in their normal positions. In the particular case illustrated, ball and socket or releasable snap fasteners 34 are provided on the inner sides of the' cuffs 15, and on the trouser legs 13 to'releas ably hold the cuffs 15 turned up about the lower ends of the trouser legs.

the inner seams 35, and the outer or side seams 25 of the trouser' legs. 1

The means 12 includes a com )arativel f yshort flexible strap 36 attache to each trouser leg 13. The straps 36 are attached to the trouser legs 13 at points where they.

provided' to retain theminthe proper posi# Buckles 38 are attached to the trouser legs13 to cooperate'with the straps J36. A

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buckle38 is secured to each trouser leg 13 adjacent its outer seam 25 and at a point where it is adapted to be covered by the upturned cuil 15v on the lower end of the trouser leg. The buckles 38 are adapted to receive the end portions of the straps 36 and cooper? ate with openings in the straps to releasably connect with the straps in the well known manner. s y 1 'When' it is desired to wear the garment as knickers,- the fasteners 34 are released, and the cuffs 15 turned down asillustrated in Figs. 3,4 and 5 of the drawing. I The lower end portions of the trouser legs 13 may then 'be raised to the desired positions adjacent the knees, and the vstraps 36 passed through the Abuckles 38 and connected with the buckles to tlghten the trouser legs about the legs of A, the wearer in the manner illustrated in Figs. 2 and 5 of the drawing. l The'fullness 40 thus i The releasable fasteners 34 are preferably provided onv Y, around the lower portion of each trouser leg 13.V The straps 42 pass through spaced slits or openings 43-infthe trouser legs so that their major portions are contained between the outer body 'portio'nsof the trouser legs 13*V and the upturnedk Ainner EI'J'arts y116i of= the Y cuffs. The slits or openings 43areilocated so that the'ou'ter'fp'ortions of the-,strapsv arel entirely yc'twe'r'ed fand concealed 'byi the 'cuffsf 15EL when the cuffs arefhe'ld in'the'turn'ed' up positions by the release-blevl fasteners 41:4 A suitable buekleg44' is provided on' onee'nd'pf each strap 42 tov cooperate with the opposite end portion ofthe strap. *Itjwill be lappar-Av ent how the'v cuffs "15l -may be'easily 'turned down by releasing the fasteners 41' to make the buckles 42 =readily 'accessible The lends of theV straps may be passed through thebuckles 44 and held'by the buckles to tighten the lo'weif'end portions of the Vtrouserflegs aro'un'dthe legs ofv the-\\"reare r'toconvertthel garment into llniickers" suitable for golfing'.

" Fig. 71h'illustra't'es another'form 'of means for releasably holding the lower end' 'portions 'weare's legs when of the trouser legs lupon the the means :for tightening the `lower end portions -off'the trouser legs to-hold them on vthe legsof the wearer 'at the kneesfin-I cludes releasable fasteners52 provided on the trouser legs at pointsspaced from Lthe uppermost' fasteners 51'f.fl The-'fasteners 52 .may bespaced forwardly fron'rthef uppermost fapsteners'51 so that theforward lower endpor-` tion of the -trous'erj legs-may lbe wrapped rearwardly to bring the fasteners52 intofco operation with.v the fasteners 151;! It will be apparent` how the vfasteners'52 are'adapted to Fig. 8of-thedrawingincludes anelas'tic strapy 90 for each trouser leg. -.Each elastic lstrap 90 is provided adjacent each endwith a rei leasablel snap fastenerpart 9.1.1 The fastener parts 91 Yare adapted to cooperate'w-ith com'- arme'nt isworn as' golfing-knickers; f In' the'orm ofthe invention illustrated inl Fig. 7 of vtheV drawing, releasable fasteners 51`A are' provided to y-holdthe cuffs-15- inithe upturned positions around thel lower end `portions of the trouser legs.'v "I he releasable fasteners 51 are preferably provided onv the inner -and' outer seams ofthe 'trouser legs.. V-TheA neiaganv plementary fasteners 51V on the trouser legs so that the elastic straps may hold the trouser legs at the desired positions on the wearers legs. The straps 90 with their fasteners may be used in substitution for the fasteners 52 mentioned above.

It is believed that the utility and practicability of the garment provided by the present invention will be readily apparent from the foregoing detailed description. The means 12 for converting the garment from trousers suitable for street, dress or business wear into knickers for golfing, or sports wear, is inexpensive, and does not in any way mar or spoil the appearance of the garment. The means 12 is entirely concealed by cuffs 15 when the trouser legs 13 are worn their full lengths, and is such that it does not mat-erially complicate the structure of the garment. The wearer may quickly lower the cuffs 15 and tighten the straps about his legs at the knees to convert the garment into knickers such as illustrated in Fig. 2 of the drawing. lVhen the garment is worn as knickers, the holding means 12 does not in any way wrinkle or permanently distort the trouser legs 13.

Having described only typical forms and applications of my invention, I do not wish to limit myself to the specific details set forth, but wish to reserve to myself any changes or variations that may appear to those skilled in the art or fall within the scope of the following claims.

Having described my invention, I claim:

1. Trousers including legs, cuffs turned up on the outside of the lower ends of the legs, releasable means for holding the cuffs turned up, and means for contracting the lower end portions of the legs on to the legs of the wearer adjacent his knees including straps concealed by the upturned cuffs.

2. Trousers including legs, cuffs turned up on the outside of the lower ends of the legs, releasable means for holding the cuffs turned up. and means for holding the lower end portions of the legs up about the legs of the wearer adjacent his knees including straps extending around the lower end portions of the trouser legs and concealed by the upturned cuffs, and buckles on the straps for drawing the straps.

3. Trousers including legs, cuffs turned up on the outside of the lower ends of the legs, releasable means for holding the cuffs turned up, and means for holding the lower end portions of the trouser legs around the legs of the wearer adjacent his knees, including means concealed by the cuffs when the cuffs are turned up and adapted to tighten the trouser legs on the legs of the wearer after the cuffs have been turned down.

4. Trousers including legs, cuffs turned up on the outside of the lower ends of the legs, releasable means for holding the cuffs turned up, and means for holding the lower end portions of the'trouser legs around the legs of the wearer adjacent his knees, including means concealed by the cuffs when the cuffs are turned up and adapted to tighten the trouser legs onthe legs ofthe wearer after the cuffs have been turned down, the said means including releasable fasteningmembers at circumferentially spaced points on the trouser legs and adapted to cooperate with one another.

5. Trousers including legs, cuffs turned up on the outside of the lower ends of the legs, releasable means for holding the cuffs turned up, and means for holding the lower end portions of the trouser legs around the legs of the wearer adjacent his knees, including means concealed by the cuffs when the cuffs are turned up and adapted to tighten the trouser legs on the legs of the wearer after the cuffs have been turned down, the said means including straps extending around the trouser legs and passing through spaced slits in the trouser legs.

6. Trousers of the character described including, legs, the material forming the legs being folded outwardly and upwardly upon itself at the lower portion of the legs to provide cuff forming portions, and straps provided with connecting means arranged between thc parts of the legs folded upon themselves and operable to contract the lower end portions of the legs onto the legs of the wearer, said connecting means and straps being concealed and protected when the cuffs are in upturned position, said cuffs being arranged to be turned down when desired whereby the connecting means is exposed for manipulation.

7. Trousers of the character described in* cluding, legs adapted to be extended to shoetop length, cuffs turned outwardly and upwardly on the lower end portions of the legs, and means normally concealed by the cuffs operable to hold the lower end portions of the legs on the legs of the wearer adjacent his knees whereby the trousers may be worn as knickerbockers, the said means including straps extending around the trouser legs, and releasable means for tightening the straps, said releasable means and straps being concealed and protected when the cuffs are in upturned position, said cuffs being ar ranged to be turned down when desired whereby the releasable means is exposed for manipulation.

8. Trousers of the character described including legs each having at its bottom end a cuff arranged to lie on the exterior of the trousers, spaced coacting and releasable cuff securing means arranged on each cuff and trouser leg, adjusting stra-ps each having one end fixed to a respective trouser leg, and buckles each secured to the respective trouser leg in spaced relation to the point of fixation l-lO of the respective strap, said straps and buckles being hidden beneath the eu upon the latter being turned up and being visible and free for manipulation uponvthe cuffs. being turned down. i

In witness that I elaimthe foregoing I have hereunto subscribed my name this 8th day of December 1932.

THOMAS VACCARO. 

